Nucleic acids
Proteins
Lipids
Carbohydrates
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What are the two different groups of nitrogenous bases?
What is Purines and Pyrimidines.
100
What must occur in order for proteins to be functional.
The protein must fold in order to be functional.
100
What type of fatty acid has a straight shape?
What is saturated fatty acids.
100
How do we store fat?
What is triglycerides.
200
Name two parts of a nucleotide.
What is the phosphate group and the nitrogenous base.
200
What is the term used to describe protein unfolding?
What is Denaturing.
200
Name three functions of lipids.
What is storage, insulation, and cushioning.
200
What is used for energy storage in plants?
What is Starch.
200
Name three functions of fats.
What is energy storage, insulation, and cushioning.
300
what is the definition of a nucleic acid?
What is an organic macromolecule built using nucleotides.
300
what is the definition of a protein?
What is a group of linked amino acids in a specific order.
300
What are the monomers of lipids?
What is fatty acids.
300
name three functions of carbohydrates.
What is structure, storage, and quick release of energy.
300
What is a starch?
What is a moderately branched chain of glucose.
400
How many rings are in the purines group of nitrogenous bases?
What is 2 rings.
400
How many different amino acids are there?
What is 20 amino acids.
400
What is the definition of a lipid?
What is a hydrophobic macromolecule, made of hydrocarbon chains.
400
What are three types of carbohydrates.
What is monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.
400
What is cellulose?
What is non branched linear chains of glucose.
500
Name all five of the nitrogenous bases?
What is Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Uracil, Cytosine.
500
How many amino acids do most proteins have?
What is 400-500 amino acids.
500
Why do unsaturated fatty acids have a kinked shape?
This is because some of the carbon atoms have a double bond with other carbon atoms, so they have a kinked shape.
500
What is a highly branched, highly complex type or carb?
What is Glycogen.
500
What type of sugar is in RNA?
What is ribose sugar.
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